WHO IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FAIR? WE ARE! And we hope you are too, as there is a LOT to look forward to!

We have been hard at work to provide you with an exciting 2017 fair! This year is full of NEW and familiar things! First off, our executive board has a New President: Paul Malone, with William Wallace Evans, the current Vice President, Shonda Malone is the newly elected Secretary and Jaimie Gilpin is the current treasurer. They along with fellow board members: Anna Lee Johns, Utah & Helen Canada, Gary & Jeannie Seaborne, Mike Litchfield, Doug Cox, Missy Forrest, Travis Gilpin, Daymon Sallee, Roger Brooks and Tiffany Browning, look forward to providing you with some great family fun!

Like I said, this year is full of NEW: We are excited to announce our NEW Carnival Midway Provider: the James Gang Amusements from Anadulsia Alabama! They are a family owned and operated operation!

Back for the first time in a very long time: The Taylor County Fair Concession Booth will benefit the Fair Association with ALL proceeds going back to the fair. Junior & Kathy McCubbin will be overseeing the booth nightly and will be cooking up some very yummy, delicious fair food! Check it out!

This year we will be kicking off the fair with some tried and true events on Saturday, June 3rd! The Annual Beef & Dairy Livestock Shows along with the Junior Horse Show and the Tommie Johns Memorial Horse Show. Then on Monday night, Returning to the Taylor County Fair for the first time since 2013 will be J & M Motorsports hosting the Go Cart Races. Tuesday night will be our much anticipated Family Night with $8.00 gate admission! We will be having the always fun, much loved Mutton Busting and Pig Catching Contests along with other Family Oriented Events. Wednesday Night (ALL NEW EVENT) Come out and join us for an evening of Worship as The Omega Force Strength Team will demonstrate their strength along with Godís Unwavering Strength. They will be joined by some great gospel singing. Thursday Night the crowd pleasing KTPA returns with a night of some awesome pulling! Friday Night come join us for some BIG bangs and crashes as the Demo Derby returns to our track. Saturday Night we will wind it all up with some great Clean DIRTY fun as the Mud Sling gets down and dirty!

But, thatís not ALL, Folks! This year also proves to hold some glamorous stage attractions with our Annual Beauty Pageants and this is where the word NEW comes back in: This yearís pageants will be under the leadership of member Missy Forrest as chair person. She will be assisted by Teresa Ralls, Allie Seaborne and Rachel Reynolds, as directors! They are hard at work to make this yearís pageants more exciting and bigger!

Remember, check back for more scheduling updates as we are still hard at work on the planing! We look forward to seeing you in June!

Shonda Malone, Secretary

New Admission Policy: Everyone 30" and taller $10. Children under 30" no charge and they will be able to ride some rides provided they meet the height requirements at the ride.